Politifact.com: Statements from Meals on Wheels of Rhode Islandhttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/meals-wheels-rhode-island/Statements from Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island reviewed by Politifact.comen-usSun, 26 May 2013 00:01:00 -0400 Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island:
&quot;Half of all hospitalized seniors are suffering from malnutrition so severe that it either caused their illness or it prevents them from getting better.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2013/may/26/meals-wheels-rhode-island/meals-wheels-rhode-island-says-half-hospitalized-s/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island says half of hospitalized seniors are suffering from severe malnutrition
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<p> In Rhode Island and around the country, Meals on Wheels gets food to elderly people who cannot &nbsp;get it for themselves. The elderly, especially those on a constricted budget or unable to get to a store or a pantry, are particularly vulnerable to malnutrition. A recent fundraising letter sent out by Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island included this statement making note of the problem: &nbsp;&quot;In fact, half of all hospitalized seniors are suffering from malnutrition so severe that it either caused their illness or it prevents them from getting better.&quot; A reader ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2013/may/26/meals-wheels-rhode-island/meals-wheels-rhode-island-says-half-hospitalized-s/">>> More</a>Sun, 26 May 2013 00:01:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2013/may/26/meals-wheels-rhode-island/meals-wheels-rhode-island-says-half-hospitalized-s/